The Nubian Giraffe Gemälde IDENTIFIZIERUNG:: 58179
The Nubian Giraffe, by Jacques-Laurent Agasse (c.1827, ', ', ', ', ', ', ', '), depicts one of the three giraffes sent to Europe by Mehmet Ali Pasha (another was Zarafa). This one was received by George IV in London. The gentleman shown in the top hat is Edward Cross, operator of the menagerie at Exeter Exchange and then Royal Surrey Gardens. Agasse painted many other animals from his collection.

The Education of the Children of Clovis Gemälde IDENTIFIZIERUNG:: 58195
The Education of the Children of Clovis (1861, ', ', ', ', ', ', ', '), oil on canvas, 127 x 176.8 cm, private collection. Queen Clotilde, wife of King Clovis, is shown training her three young children the art of hurling the ax in order to avenge the deaths of their father